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Where does “jen” come from?

jen (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic (j)edinъ, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

jen (Serbo-Croatian): one; yen

Definitions

  1. one; yen

Ancestry of “jen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic(j)edinъ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →